The Colour of My Love and D'eux 1993-1995
In 1993, Dion announced her feelings for her manager by declaring him "the colour of [her] love" in the dedication section of her third English-language album The Colour of My Love. However, instead of criticizing their relationship as Dion had feared, fans embraced the couple. Eventually, Angélil and Dion married in an extravagant wedding ceremony in December 1994, which was broadcast live on Canadian television. As it was dedicated to her manager, the
album's motif focused on love and romance. It became her most successful record up to
that point, selling more than six million copies in the U.S., two million in
Canada, and peaking at number-one in many countries. The album also spawned
Dion's first U.S., Canadian, and Australian number-one single "The Power
of Love" (a remake of Jennifer Rush's 1985 hit), which would become her
signature hit until she reached new career heights in the late 1990s. The single "When I Fall in Love", a
duet with Clive Griffin, achieved moderate success on the U.S. and Canadian
charts, and was nominated for two Grammy Awards, winning one. The Colour of My
Love also became Dion's first major hit in Europe, and in particular the United
Kingdom. Both the album and the single "Think Twice" simultaneously
occupied the top of the British charts for five consecutive weeks. "Think
Twice", which remained at number-one for seven weeks, eventually became
the fourth single by a female artist to sell in excess of one million copies in
the UK, while the album was eventually certified five-times platinum for
two-million copies sold. Dion kept to her French roots and continued
to release many Francophone recordings between each English record. Generally, they achieved more credibility than
her English-language works. She released
À l'Olympia, a live album that was recorded during one of Dion's concerts at
the Paris Olympia in 1994. It had one promotional single, a live version of
"Calling You", which peaked at seventy-five on the French Singles
Chart. She also recorded a bilingual version of Petit Papa Noël with Alvin and
the Chipmunks for the 1994 holiday album A Very Merry Chipmunk. D'eux (also
known as The French Album in the United States), was released in 1995, and it
would go on to become the best-selling French-language album of all time. The album was mostly written and produced by
Jean-Jacques Goldman, and amassed huge success with the singles "Pour que
tu m'aimes encore" and "Je sais pas". "Pour que tu m'aimes
encore" reached number 1 in France and stayed at the top position for
twelve weeks. It was later certified Platinum in France. The single also reached the top ten in the UK
and Ireland, a rare accomplishment for a French song. The second single off the
album, "Je sais pas", reached number-one on the French Singles Chart
as well and was certified Silver in France. These songs would later become "If That's
What It Takes" and "I Don't Know" on Dion's next English album,
Falling into You.During the mid-1990s, Dion's albums continued to be constructed on the basis of melodramatic ballads, but also with up-tempo pop and adult contemporary themed music. She collaborated with talented craftsman such as Jim Steinman and David Foster who helped her devise more adult contemporary songs. While critical reviews fluctuated, Dion's releases performed increasingly well on the international charts, and in 1996 she won the World Music Award for "World’s Best-selling Canadian Female Recording Artist of the Year" for the third time. By the mid-1990s, she had established herself as one of the best-selling artists in the world.